Finally the 4th

I have been so busy this past week I am just now blogging everything from the week before, so stay tuned because there is a ton :) For the 4th we headed to Guymon to see the rest of the Reid Clan! We had a great time and the kids LOVED spending time with their cousins, swimming, etc. Times were a little crazy, especially meals, but that is what happens with 8 kids 7 and under!

The kids played so well together and Lizzy finally got her some girl time. She loves going and playing with all the "girl" toys and with Mya and Brooklyn! Caden and Tate played endless games of soccer and Carter would try and get in on the action. Cole found a new friend as well...if he was inside he was loving on Baby Jada and if he was outside he was terrorizing the new kitten! That poor kitten never got a clue and ran from him...poor thing!

We swam on Saturday and Sunday and had the big cookout on Sunday! It was great to be around friends and family so much! But you really don't care about all these details do you...you just want to see the kids having fun, right?!?! So here you go!

Caden perfected his diving board and swimming skills! I was so proud of him. He just played and played and swam so well!

If Carter ever got tired, Lizzy was more than happy to pull him around! She was in the water FOREVER! The boys would get out and go play for awhile here and there, but this crazy gal just stayed in the water the whole time. We had to make her sit out a few times just to get her to rest! She loved it!

Carter was a little fish...give him the life jacket and goggles and let him go. Just watch him so he doesn't get too crazy!

Cole was not so sure about going swimming. He wanted to walk around in his suit and life jacket, but didn't really want to stay in the water!

This was more up to Cole's speed. He and Carter sat on this swing for a long time and watched Daddy and other guys play sand volleyball.
Our family of 6 posing in our matching shirts for the 4th :) Wish we would have taken this earlier in the afternoon. The kids had been swimming for hours, literally, Cory had played lots of volleyball and it was getting hot. So this is as good as it gets.
Once it got dark we got out the fireworks. Lizzy loved the sparklers!
Caden was going nuts, so excited about EVERYTHING!

Carter had fun at first, but tired out quickly!

We loved spending the weekend with the family in Guymon! The kids got lots of great cousin time, swimming time, playground time, etc. Happy Birthday America...we had a great time celebrating!